- The weight of the ball for training children under 4 years old should not exceed 283.5 g. ;
- children from 4 to 8 years old, play with a ball weighing no more than 340 grams;
- children aged 8-12 years, and mini-football players, train with balls weighing 369-425 g, i.e. old standard balls (before 1937), for regular official matches.
I just answered a similar question. Once again we will have to repeat ourselves, so a soccer ball is a real ball) weighs in the range of 410-450 grams). As you can see, its weight does not reach even half a kilogram.
In childhood, all the boys and girls who played and play football pay little attention to the weight of the football. And now I know, I read a special article, that since the mid-20th century, the weight of the ball has been set in the range from 410 to 450 grams. This soccer ball weight standard continues to this day.
A soccer ball that is used in football team competitions weighs 410 - 450 g.
But there are balls that are used to train children and their weight differs depending on the age of the children. So for children under 12 years old, use a ball weighing 369 - 425 g, for children under 8 years old - 340 g, for children under 4 years old, the weight of the ball should not exceed 283.5 g.
About 300 years ago, the weight of a soccer ball was different but agreed upon between the members of both teams; nowadays, in 2015, the standard weight of a regular soccer ball should be no less than no more than this weight: 410-450 grams.
The soccer ball that football teams (or national teams) play with at various matches or championships weighs 410-450 grams, and in ordinary stalls and stores they can sell you a ball that weighs 500 or 600 grams.
For a professional football player, the circumference of the ball is 68-70 centimeters.
Previously, the ball could have any weight (everything was agreed upon by the players =)). They first decided to standardize the ball in 1872. Then they decided that the ball should weigh between 368 and 425 grams. A modern ball weighs between 410 and 450 grams (standards were established in 1937)
You can’t even imagine how many requirements there are for a soccer ball, which is used, for example, at the Olympic Games. There is a whole set of official rules and parameters of a soccer ball that it must comply with. And its weight should be about 410-450 grams.
Good question and absolutely correct answers.
However, there are other standards for soccer balls developed by the International Football Federation (FIFA), which children play with, as well as futsal balls.
According to them:
By the way, I think it would not be amiss to remember the weight of a soccer ball for playing professional American football, the mass of which is approximately 400 grams.
This is how it varies, the weight of the best gift for a boy - a soccer ball!
As I understand it, we are talking about a ball for playing regular football, not American football?
If this is so, then the round soccer ball that football players kick weighs 400-450 grams
Of course, there are different types of soccer balls - from small ones for kids to balls for pros
So when buying a ball at a sports store, ask how much it weighs
The seller must tell you in detail about the ball and its characteristics - including its weight
The soccer ball has 3 layers. Upper made of genuine leather or leatherette. Padding made of pressed cotton or polyester. Inside there is an air chamber made of latex, polyurethane or butyl.
The professional football ball has size 5, the largest, and weighs from 410 to 450 grams.
The birthplace of futsal or futsal is Brazil, on whose famous beaches a new game arose in the 20s of the last century, which quickly crossed borders and gained popularity in most countries of South America.
In 1930, the first rules of the game were developed, and in the 50s, national federations began to emerge, which in 1960 united a confederation of South American countries. On its basis, the International Indoor Football Federation, abbreviated FIFUSA, arose in 1971.
In 1982, FIFUSA hosted the first Futsal World Championship. The game began to spread in Europe, although the rules of the game were somewhat different from the rules established in South American countries. The game differed not only in the rules, in the requirements for goals scored from outside the penalty area, in contact wrestling, in the replacement of players, but also in the size and weight of the ball. However, thanks to the same roots, there was much in common between sports disciplines. Fighting games were played on courts of equal size, generally corresponding to handball courts. The gates were also borrowed from the “hand ball”. There is also a rule adapted from basketball: if a team’s players have collectively committed more than five rule violations, each subsequent one is punishable by a penalty. Game time is limited to two halves of twenty minutes.
The growing popularity of “minor football” attracted the attention of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), which took under its auspices the type of “minor football” that was guided by the European version of the rules. This game is called mini-football.
In 1989, FIFA held the first mini-football world championship, which was won by... Brazil. Thus, two competing federations emerged, one of which “played! According to the new FIFA rules, and the other according to the old ones, from FIFUS.
In a situation of rivalry between closely related sports, the one that had more financial resources began to win, i.e. powerful FIFA. Naturally, a number of Brazilian futsal players chose to switch to the more promising mini-football. A way out of the current situation, i.e. the existence of two parallel organizations could lead to the entry of FIFUS into the ranks of FIFA as a collective member. To facilitate integration, FIFA is gradually reforming the rules of futsal, achieving rapprochement with futsal. To emphasize the unity of the two games, FIFA renamed futsal to futsal. So now mini-football does not exist - there is futsal according to FIFA rules and futsal according to FIFUS rules.
Futsal and mini-football in Russia
Already in 1959, i.e. a year after entering Europe, futsal began to be cultivated in Latvia, which was then part of the USSR. Then amateurs in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Lithuania and Georgia began to become interested in it. In 1972, Dynamo Kiev took part in a mini-football tournament organized in Austria. After this, it was decided to use mini-football tournaments as stages of pre-season training for major league teams. Soon, mini-football was officially recognized: a mini-football committee arose within the structure of the USSR Football Federation and the first national championship was held.
After the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Mini-Football Association (AMFR), a member of FIFA, took up the development of mini-football. Even earlier, in 1991, the Russian Futsal Federation arose, which became a member of FIFUSA. The two organizations practically did not overlap with each other in their activities. Each held the Russian Championship in its own way, and each achieved success on the international stage. Russian national teams, both mini-football and futsal, won European championships, and Russia also has trophies at the youth and women's levels.
Futsal ball size
Historically, in Russia they play with a futsal (previously called mini-futsal) ball of size 4. The weight of these balls is 400–440 g, the diameter of the circle is 62–64 cm. At the same time, Select designated such balls as balls of size 3, because objectively they do not fit the FIFA criteria for a size 4 ball, namely the circumference should be 63.5–66 cm. Thus, a real futsal (mini-soccer) ball has a size of 3.5, but Select designated it as 3, and in Russia it called 4. For all models of futsal (mini soccer) balls designed in 2008, the size will be indicated in cm, i.e. the circumference will be indicated.
The Select assortment also includes an Indoor Five model specifically for classic mini-football, weighing 330–360 g and with a circumference of 64–66 cm, those. Slightly larger and lighter than the traditional Russian size 4 ball. The Indoor Five model was developed specifically for indoor sports, for playing on hard surfaces in collaboration with the federations of the Scandinavian countries. Select designates its Indoor Five size as 4, but for “our” futsal, it is a size 4.5. Despite the parameters differing from those traditional for Russia, the ball is very popular among buyers.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the inhabitants of England, who are the direct founders of football, adopted a certain standard of balls with which they play football. It was developed by the English Football Association. What are the characteristics of the ball? Its standard length is 67-71 cm, weight varies from 368 to 425 grams. It is surprising that the circumference parameters have been preserved to this day, but the weight characteristics have undergone changes. The weight of the ball has increased significantly since 1937: according to standards from 410 to 425 grams, and since then it has remained unchanged.
In the old days, people also played games similar to football in our time. The role of the ball was then played by the skull of a person or animal. It was pre-covered with leather or the bladders of various large animals, such as cows or pigs, were used.
Since the 1970s, balls of the same brand – Adidas – have been increasingly used for playing at the World Cup. It is interesting that by the beginning of any world football championship, Adidas was improving and creating a new appearance for its balls.
Geographically, a large number of balls are produced in Pakistan. At the same time, the main production is concentrated in one city - Sialkot.
It is unusual that the balls for official games at the World Cup receive their own unique name. Moreover, this name was not taken from nowhere; it correlates with the way of life and the characteristics of the country where the Championship is held. For example, for a football forum held in the 80s of the 20th century in Mexico, the sports company Adidas developed a ball, which was named Azteca. On the black parts of this ball there are patterns of the well-known Aztecs. And in Italy, at a world football championship match held in the 90s, football players played with a ball that was called “EtruscoUnico”, which translates as “Etruscan Lions”. In addition to the images of the heads of those Etruscan lions, they contained a mention of the people of antiquity - the Etruscans, who at one time were located on the territory of Italy.
In addition to the mass and circumference of the soccer ball, the rules of the game, which have already been approved, also determine what the ball is made of, its atmospheric pressure, color and even, oddly enough, its shape.
A survey was conducted among football players, and, in their opinion, the best choice would be to purchase UMBRO brand footballs. Famous football players, world stars of the game and even FIFA experts share the same opinion.
Let's talk about what types of soccer balls there are.
In 1855, the first soccer ball was produced. Its creator was Charles Goodyear. At that time, its material was rubber. The use of rubber as a material significantly strengthened the ball and increased its rebound characteristics. In the early 1960s, completely synthetic material began to be used to make balls. Then there were balls made of leather shell, but in the late 80s they were replaced by balls made of synthetics. This is due to the lower cost, greater softness of the soccer ball and moisture-resistant characteristics. Nowadays balls are made from genuine leather or other materials that meet certain parameters.
According to geometric characteristics, balls come in sizes:
- 1st. They have 32 parts. The length of their roundness is no more than 43 cm.
- 2nd. It consists of 26 or 32 parts. The length of its roundness is 56 cm, and its weight is no more than 283 grams.
- 3rd. It consists of 32 parts, weight - no more than 340 grams, and the length of the roundness is no more than 61 cm.
- 4th. This size is the standard for mini-football competitions. The weight of the ball varies from 369 to 425 g, and the length of the ball varies from 63.5 to 66 cm.
- 5th. These balls are used in all FIFA championships around the world. Their circumference varies from 68 to 70 cm, and their weight is no more than 450 g.
According to the international standard, the characteristics of the ball are as follows:
- the ball is made of leather or similar material suitable for playing football;
— the length of the ball’s roundness is standard — from 68 to 70 cm;
— the mass of the ball has also not changed in recent decades and varies from 410 to 450 g;
— during the game, the pressure of the ball must be no less than 0.6 atmospheres and no more than 1.1 atmospheres;
— according to standards, a ball participating in the championship must be size 5.
FIFA rules, which apply to all football, impose strict oversight on quality control. This system establishes that all balls used under the FIFA logo and participating in competitions must be marked with special signs “FIFA INSPECTED” or “FIFA APPROVED”. In order for a ball to earn such a quality mark, balls from brands such as UMBRO, Adidas, etc. are subjected to many tests. These tests consist of checking the weight of the ball, monitoring the length of its roundness, resistance to moisture, monitoring the bounce of the ball and its ability to hold pressure.
